Ecosystem Intelligence Platform

AI-driven intelligence platform tracking the companies, capital, and government demand shaping North Carolina’s national security industrial base. Built for founders, investors, and ecosystem professionals.

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Explore the Innovation Ecosystem

North Carolina is quickly growing as a leader in defense and dual-use innovation, but the picture of who’s building what, who’s funding it, and who in government actually wants it has been scattered across dozens of sources.

The N.C. Critical Technologies Alliance partnered with Public Spend Forum — whose AI-driven market intelligence powers analysis for federal agencies and Department of War innovation teams — to bring that picture together for North Carolina.

Our insights into the ecosystem are continuously updated, not delivered as a static, one-time report.

What’s on the Platform:

  • Regional Innovation Clusters. See where innovation is happening across North Carolina.

  • Companies & Research Institutions. A live directory of NC startups, established suppliers, and research institutions developing critical technologies.

  • Government Demand. Insights into federal program offices’ and agencies’ needs and acquisition trends.

  • Investor Landscape. Venture and private capital actively investing in dual-use companies, in North Carolina and beyond

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Use Cases

Ecosystem Professionals

Track the companies and programs in your portfolio in one place, and share near-real-time updates with funders, partners, and stakeholders without rebuilding a report from scratch every quarter.

Entrepreneurs

See which government program offices and investors are active in your space, and benchmark yourself against comparable companies using the same data those investors already rely on. Signal that you’re raising or hiring to a network building around defense and critical technology investment.

Investors

Surface deal flow early. Track which investors are active regionally, follow emerging companies, and evaluate trends across NC’s tech landscape.

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Reach out for a platform demo and to request access to deeper reports and market intelligence tools.